Cravat holder



y 1950 J. c. BAGNALL. 2,509,412

CRAVAT HOLDER Filed Nov. 20, 1948 Affoz-nqys Patented May 30, 1950 UITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CRAVAT HOLDER Application November 20, 1948, Serial No. 61,183

3 Claims. 1

This invention relates to a cravat holder of the type which is clipped to the shirt, and retains the tie by the edges of the tie being slid beneath elongated members which have free ends spaced from each other at the center position of the holder. In the use of a cravat holder of this character, it frequently occurs that the cravat will slip from beneath the overhanging members beneath which it is positioned.

One of the objects of this invention is to provide a means to lock the cravat in position so that it cannot easily escape from the position which it is desired the cravat should assume.

Another object of this invention is to provide a construction which may be easily and simply assembled to provide a cravat holder of this type, for the purpose desired.

Another object of this invention is to utilize the free ends of the overhanging elongated members as a means for locking the tie in position.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, as will be more fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a cravat holder, illustrating a neck tie (in dotted lines) in its relation to the cravat holder.

Figure 2 is a sectional view on line 2-2 of the cravat holder with a necktie therein.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the resilient ribbon which serves to hold the cravat in position.

In proceeding with this invention, I provided a resilient spring of ribbon like form and notch the ends of the spring so as to receive the posts having inclined inner surfaces which hold elongated overhanging members in their spaced positions on the back bar, and then by inserting this resilient member, which is of a length greater than the distance between the posts, the same bulges outwardly to yieldingly engage the ends of the elongated members and slides outwardly to press the cravat against the overhanging members.

With reference to the drawings, the back bar is designated l and is provided with a resilient tongue i! to hold the back bar clamped upon the edge of a shirt beneath the tie. At the opposite ends of this back bar, there are posts l2 which extend forwardly and flare away from each other to provide inclined inner surfaces. At the ends of these posts, elongated members M are secured so as to extend from these posts toward each other, terminating so as to leave their free ends l5 spaced.

The subject of this invention is particularly the ribbon sheet of resilient material l6 shown in perspective in Figure 3 which has its ends notched as in I! to receive the posts l2; this being of a length so that its center portion l8 will bulge outwardly when these notches engage the post by the ends sliding along the inclined surfaces. The spring will cause the cravat along its portions 19 to be pressed against the under or rear surfaces of the members l4 along their length while bulging the center 20 of the cravat forwardly.

Accordingly, as a cravat shown in dotted line in Figure 1, is placed with its edges beneath the elongated members 14, the cravat will be bound at the points I5 by the pressure of the bulging portion I8 of the spring 16. This will serve to prevent the cravat from sliding beneath these overhanging members and will thus lock the same securely in place.

I claim:

1. A cravat holder comprising a back bar means for mounting the same on a shirt which is beneath a tie, a pair of elongated members secured to said back bar on the side thereof opposed to the mounting means and extending from spaced points on said back bar toward each other in spaced relation to said back, said members terminating to leave their free ends in spaced relation for the forward protrusion of the tie and an elongated spring beneath said members and bowed to provide a portion bulging away from the back bar to engage the free ends of said members to press the tie against said free ends for holding the tie in place.

2. A cravat holder as in claim 1 wherein said elongated members are mounted on posts secured to the back bar and said spring has notches in its ends receiving said posts.

3. A cravat holder as in claim 1 wherein said elongated members are secured to posts which have their inner surfaces flaring away from each other as they extend forwardly from the back bar and the ends of said spring slidably engage said posts.

JOSEPH C. BAGNALL.

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